The Morning Ledger: Apple to Dole Out Dividend, Buy Back Shares

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David Hall

Mar 19, 2012 6:29 am ET

[UPDATED] THE WEEK AHEAD: Housing dominates the economic agenda. We’ll likely see a few signs of hope, though there’s little question the sector is still in the dumps. Today, the March NAHB homebuilder survey is expected to tick up a notch. On Tuesday, February housing starts are likely to come in flat. Wednesday, existing home sales for February should come in a little higher. And we round out the week with new homes sales for February – economists expect a slight increase to 325 thousand.

The other item to watch is weekly jobless claims – they’re expected to increase.

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner gives his annual testimony to the House Financial Services Committee on the state of the international financial system on Tuesday. Also on Tuesday, the Senate Banking Committee holds nomination hearings for a couple of potential Fed governors and later in the week will discuss crowdfunding and the Volcker Rule.

Mitt Romney is hoping he can build some momentum with a win in the Illinois Republican primary on Tuesday. He’s got a single-digit lead in most polls.

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